Felix Krause, a researcher incybersecurity, was interested in the fact that many mainstream apps open links without using a browser. We suggest that you launch Safari or Google Chrome according to your preferences, but many do not take the trouble to do so for ease. However, this is a very risky oversight as the expert's analysis shows.
Indeed, according to him, by acting as a browser, Instagram is, for example, capable ofread a passwordprovided when registering on a third-party site or to collect all your personal data without informing you. To do this, the platform injects a tracking code into absolutely all the pages visited. Without the slightest exception.
A very real danger
We already knew that opening a link in your usual browser is recommended to preserve your history. But now, it is also the question of security that arises sinceMeta, the editor of Instagram, is with this method aware of every button you click, the text you select by hand, the screenshots saved, your bank details and everything you write in a form. Clearly, this is serious.
To protect yourself, however, there is nothing simpler: all you need to do is always click on the three little dots at the top right of Facebook or Instagram when you want to open a link. Then choose the third-party browser of your choice. Apple will of course advise youSafarifirst of all, however we know that Mozilla Firefox is also renowned in terms of privacy protection. However, avoidGoogle Chrome, which also tracks you.
Steps to take at Cupertino
Krause also proposes, to Apple directly, to take its responsibilities byupdating the App Store Terms of Service. These are certainly already very restrictive, but here the same rules that are imposed on classic browsers should be applied to other apps. Maybe foriOS 16, expected by this fall? In any case, it is very likely that Tim Cook's company is aware of the problem given its scale.
Par : Instagram, Inc.
